haha.............this will be a first division team!

why doubt yourself. there is a strong base of good players in the SE. We
are going to practice hard together. Then we are going to go out and win
games.

It is a personal choice for some if they dont want to be part of it. but i
think you will beneifit personally as much playing in this team....as you
would playing for a team such as RedDog or Hammerage. If you were going to
go and play for Fire thats different. but not many students will be.

With this option you get to play open with a lot of players of similar
standard to yourself. and improve on the way. but you also get to take all
that back to your team....to every team.

also i hadnt mentioned it before. but it can be arranged that some of the
top coaches come to run the clinics. ie rob alpen from Clapham and GB.
there isnt a better coach in the country and we would all learn a hell of a
lot just in one day a month

its good to hear other views but lets not procastinate ourselves out of
something useful

mal


'J' Hunter writes:

> Hi guys,
>
> Couple of points, firstly, Fresher's Fayres and the like, one thing that
> Holloway and Surrey are doing is a demonstration game - the advantage of
> getting an outside team in rather than an internal thing being of course the
> increased profile of having a more competitive game to show. If teams are up
> for this but dont know who they would play just send me and email and I will
> sort out who can go to who, (its a two-way thing of course!). This will also
> serve to kick-start the season and interaction between teams.
>
> I would also like comments on Mal's ideas for a SE team?! My only concern
> would be that it stops the better players playing with first division teams
> and getting experience and tactics that way, and as Kai said, may be tricky
> for smaller clubs - deffinatly some sort of joint ventures are needed,
> perhaps training days as well as tournaments will really work, like the UCL
> beginners tournamnt a few years ago that ran drills for half the day,
>
> thoughts and comments back to the group please!
>
> 'J'
>
>
> >From: malcolm@...
> >To: seuniultimate@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [seuniultimate] SE develpment team
> >Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:29:31 GMT
> >
> >
> >ok i really want to do this. i think it will be huge for the development of
> >SE uni ultimate. and british ultimate in general
> >
> >i propose we set up a SE uni team...as suggested before....but...this is
> >how i see it working and benefiting all of SE rather than just the few
> >already elite players. i will need strong objections with good arguments to
> >disuade from going ahead with this. im very excited! ha i havent even got
> >to explaining it yet and im already joyous at the thoughts of us all
> >pulling this off!
> >
> >
> >ok... here goes
> >
> >1. We set up a team for Open winter league.
> >2. We train once a month. if Open winter league is on sundays we train the
> >saturday before. if it is on saturdays we train the weekend before.
> >3. 5 players maximum are allowed to attend from each uni. it is upto the
> >uni to decide who they send. they could send the keenest, the best, the
> >ones they want to improve the most...its upto them but basically they are
> >allowed to send a car full.
> >4. Two players from each uni that comes will be gauranteed to play in the
> >first team at Open winter league
> >5. Two players/or maybe all Three will be gauranteed to play second team
> >6. If a uni has three very good players they may all get selected for the
> >first team. but never stopping at least Two players from each university
> >from being in the firsts.
> >7. Universities will only get their gauranteed two slots if at least two
> >players attend the training clinics. ( i would like to make it that these
> >two slots are given to the two who make training but would like to hear
> >peoples suggestions on the matter)
> >
> >
> >So this has huge benefits......let me list some of the ones i see
> >
> >1. We would come together as a region.
> >2. Individual players in the region who are keen enough to train and play
> >will improve
> >3. Our SE teams will improve. because at least two of their players will
> >play Open winter league. and five will train with good coaches and
> >experienced playes every month.
> >4. We can share drills and ideas for training. the five who attend can
> >bring back everything they learn to their teams. once again improving the
> >level of play in our region
> >5. It gives young players something immeediate to aspire to. for a small
> >team where first team selection is gauranteed it offers a level of
> >competiveness and a reason to improve within the club.
> >
> >
> >So can we make this happen? I propose the first training is on the Common
> >on Saturday October the ninth. does anyone have any objections or
> >suggestions to improve this plan. this is likely to be the day before the
> >first winter league.
> >
> >below i will list some possible reactions and arguments against them.
> >
> >thanks mal
> >
> >1. My uni team is already sending a team to open winter league: this means
> >you probably have a strong base of players. why not share the wealth and
> >let two of your players play in the SE team. this will only benefit your
> >region making university ultimate more of a challenge and therfor more
> >rewarding
> >
> >hmm already struggling for ideas
> >
> >2. We are too busy to send players to this because we are going to beginner
> >tournies etc: you only need to commit two players to this. your club will
> >benefit more from sending people to both. beginners probably wont be
> >expected at the clinics at the beginning of the year and you dont need to
> >send all your experienced players to beginner tournies! they wont get pitch
> >time anyway!
> >
> >3. Why is this stuff always on clapham: because i know clapham common. i
> >know when it will be free and its kind of a home for london ultimate. if
> >you have places just as suitable suggest them. im sure it would work at the
> >royal holloway campus etc.
> >
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